The main objective of the meet is to double the income of farmers through various technologies and agriculture activities.

More than 50 thousand farmers from around the state will participate in the meet. Australia, Netherland and Israel is the international partners of the meet.

Farmer will be informed about new technology and other agriculture related activities and representatives will share their new technology and agriculture activities with state’s farmers.

5. Govt to open Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendra in every LS constituency:

The Centre has decided to open Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendra in every Parliamentary Constituency to impart skill training to the people and make them employable.

According to Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy, through these centres, a standard will be created to enhance the skill level of trainees so that they could earn more money.

6. 9th International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines Meeting begins in New Delhi:

The 9th Annual Meeting of International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH) was inaugurated in New Delhi.

It has been organised by the Union Ministry of AYUSH and was inaugurated by Minister of State (MoS) for AYUSH Sripad Naik.

In this meeting 19 member countries of IRCH with 36 delegates including experts from WHO are participating.

The event would be utilized to show case AYUSH strength to these countries.

IRCH is a global network of regulatory authorities created by World Health Organization (WHO) responsible for regulation of herbal medicines.

7. Sri Lanka to procure 10 diesel engines from RITES India Ltd:

Sri Lankan government has decided to procure ten diesel engines from RITES India Ltd. under credit line facility provided by the Indian government.

The engines will be purchased at a cost of 4.25 million US dollars each and will be supplied over the period of next two years.

India has been extending the concessional line of credit (LoC) to Sri Lanka to support various projects in the infrastructure sector, including railways.

Over 1 billion US dollars of LoC has been extended to Sri Lanka for various railway projects.

8. India’s first LNG-powered bus rolls out in Kerala:

India’s first liquefied natural gas-driven bus has been launched in Kerala.

Indian-American fiction author Amitav Ghosh (60-year) has been named for 2016 Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Indian literary space.

The award will be presented to him at the upcoming Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest’s annual awards ceremony scheduled for 20th November in Mumbai(Maharashtra).

10. Asian Development Bank $48 million loan to help Assam improve power distribution:

This is the second tranche loan of the USD 300 million multi-tranche financing facility for the Assam Power Sector Investment Programme that was approved by the ADB Board in July 2014.

The project will help Assam to enhance capacity and efficiency of its power distribution system to improve electricity service to end user.

11. Climate change makes past 5 year period the warmest on record: WMO

According to the new data released by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) shows that the five years from 2011 to 2015 were the warmest on record.

The report, published at global climate talks in Morocco strongly links human activities to rising temperatures.

The burning of fossil fuels had increased the probability of extreme heat by 10 times or more.

The authors say that 2016 will likely break the record for the warmest year.

12. Corp Bank inks pact with Indian Army:

Corporation Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army on the defence salary package.

Corporation Bank would provide free/ concessional services to the Army under the MoU.

The services include free drafts, cheque books, funds transfers to any bank in India through RTGS/ NEFT, free ATM cards, unlimited transactions on all ATMs, including that of other banks.

13. Indian wushu team wins 5 medals in 8th Sanda World Cup:

India wushu team has bagged five medals (four silver and one bronze) in the eighth Sanda World Cup held at Xian, China.

The event witnessed participation from 80 best Sanda players of 13th World Wushu Championship 2015.

World silver medalist Y Sanathoi Devi (Arjuna Awardee) has won the silver for India in 52kg category after losing to China’s Luan Zhang .